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overdo      /ˌoʊvɚˈdu:/   verb [with object]

(exceder, ir demais, exagerar, cozinhar demais, fatigar, exaurir, fazer novamente, tornar a fazer)

 

inflected forms: overdoes /-ˈdʌz/; overdid /-ˈdɪd/; overdone /-ˈdʌn/; overdoing

 

 

1 : to do too much of (something) : to do (something) in an excessive or extreme way • You should exercise every day, but don't overdo it. • The acting in that play was badly overdone.

 

2 : to use too much of (something) • Don't overdo the salt in this recipe. • I think you might have overdone it with the decorations. [=used too many decorations] • Love is a theme that is overdone[=used too often] in the movies.

 

3 : to cook (food) for too long • The cook overdid the hamburgers. • My steak was slightly overdone. [=overcooked] • an overdonesteak